It's not level !

[Hakhonning]

My TR6 from 76 is not level, although I have changed both rear springs. The rear left wheel has much more negative camber than the other. It has left steering wheel. Is there a fix for this?

[rpurchon]

My TR6 from 76 is not level, although I have changed both rear springs. The rear left wheel has much more negative camber than the other. It has left steering wheel. Is there a fix for this?

 

does it look like this after you have jacked the car up without moving it.

or after driving it, [without reversing].

richard

Edited September 20, 2011 by rpurchon

[Hakhonning]

it's after driving, even if I push it back and forth a bit. I'll post a picture of it in the morning

[peejay4A]

Has it always been that way or is this a recent development?

[RobinTR6]

I had this on a previous TR. I had to do a trailing arm bracket adjustment, ie use a differing bracket. On Buckeye Triumph he specifies what combinations make what difference to the wheel angle. You need to measure the current camber, look up in his table what will make it the same as the other side and adjust the trailing arm brackets accordingly. Although its a bit of a fiddle once I sorted the angle difference it was straightforward and more importantly worked.

[88V8]

Assuming your chassis is OK - the trailing arm mounting sections rust rather easily and may have been badly repaired - the camber should be the same.

Are the spring buffer pads in place both sides?

 

As Robin says, you can change the camber by using the notch brackets, but these (made by Richard Good) are much easier.

http://www.moss-europe.co.uk/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=8860&SortOrder=1

 

Are both trailing arms of the same age? The casting date will be found scratched onto the arm. If you imagine the trailing arm is a bird bath, the date is where you'd put the water.

Williams mentions in his 'Improving' book that there was a change in trailing arm configuration at CP52867/CC61570 which coincided with the change from 1 & 2 notch brackets to 3 & 1 notch brackets.

The change was made to reduce the 'squat' under acceleration.

This means that if you buy a replacement trailing arm it's important to get one compatible with your car or else a pair, otherwise you will never get the camber correct.

 

Ivor

[Davidw]

This happened to me after changing the springs and it was because the spring collars were too thin. The driver's had jumped out of place on a very bumpy road and jammed just inside the top of the spring where I couldn't see it until I removed the spring.

 

You might simply need thicker collars to keep the spring in place on rough surfaces.

[roy53]

I had this on a previous TR. I had to do a trailing arm bracket adjustment, ie use a differing bracket. On Buckeye Triumph he specifies what combinations make what difference to the wheel angle. You need to measure the current camber, look up in his table what will make it the same as the other side and adjust the trailing arm brackets accordingly. Although its a bit of a fiddle once I sorted the angle difference it was straightforward and more importantly worked.

 

The Buckeye is a very good detailed download on what to do,easy to follow.As Robin said and it works.

ROY